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Nairobi vs. Sopot Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 16.4% cheaper than Sopot.

Restaurants: pay 53.4% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 8.9% more in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 11.6% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 14.6% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 14.9% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.1% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 37.4% less in Nairobi

The cost of transportation and groceries in Nairobi are more expensive than in Sopot. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, childcare, and housing are lower in Nairobi.

Nairobi vs. Sopot Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Sopot, you would:

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pay 53.4% less for restaurants

	Sopot	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.90 PLN41.15	$3.85 KES498.74	-61.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.42 PLN30.86	$6.17 KES797.98	-16.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 PLN8.62	$0.66 KES85.77	-68.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.65 PLN6.86	$0.53 KES68.92	-67.7%
Average			-53.4%

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pay 8.9% more for groceries

	Sopot	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.21 PLN5.02	$0.56 KES72.23	-53.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.56 PLN18.95	$5.59 KES723.49	+22.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.47 PLN14.44	$3.35 KES433.79	-3.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.00 PLN12.48	$1.70 KES220.38	-43.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.73 PLN11.35	$2.71 KES350.70	-0.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.42 PLN1.74	$1.26 KES163.56	+201.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 PLN3.04	$0.50 KES64.67	-31.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 PLN3.02	$0.87 KES113.09	+20.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 PLN4.20	$0.46 KES59.16	-54.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 PLN1.56	$0.48 KES62.45	+29.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 PLN2.06	$0.56 KES72.00	+12.0%
Average			+8.9%

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pay 11.6% more for transportation

	Sopot	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.08 PLN25.29	$6.17 KES799.16	+1.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.45 PLN122.42	$30.83 KES3,989.92	+4.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,694.68 PLN123,448.68	$19,266.80 KES2,493,702.01	-35.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.92 PLN32.92	$13.87 KES1,795.47	+75.2%
Average			+11.6%

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pay 14.6% less for housing

	Sopot	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.63 PLN65.00	$39.39 KES5,098.60	+152.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$907.34 PLN3,772.04	$428.53 KES55,464.39	-52.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$532.03 PLN2,211.79	$166.44 KES21,541.75	-68.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$204.68 PLN850.93	$22.39 KES2,898.26	-89.1%
Average			-14.6%

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pay 14.9% less for childcare

	Sopot	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$330.97 PLN1,375.94	$166.67 KES21,572.71	-49.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,681.30 PLN27,775.95	$8,008.06 KES1,036,482.78	+19.9%
Average			-14.9%

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pay 15.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Sopot	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.71 PLN15.43	$2.31 KES299.24	-37.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 PLN14.19	$2.24 KES290.04	-34.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.58 PLN19.03	$3.08 KES398.99	-32.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.03 PLN141.45	$44.12 KES5,710.07	+29.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.19 PLN25.72	$6.17 KES797.98	-0.3%
Average			-15.1%

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pay 37.4% less for clothing

	Sopot	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.36 PLN292.52	$16.84 KES2,179.97	-76.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.03 PLN141.45	$22.95 KES2,970.28	-32.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.29 PLN288.05	$61.84 KES8,003.60	-10.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.16 PLN312.48	$52.50 KES6,795.30	-30.2%
Average			-37.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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